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This is another post on learning about this truck. From the day we picked the truck up at the container port the locks were not working well. They would stick and the only way to get them to sorta work was to slam the door (and even then they wouldn't lock sometimes). I figured they needed parts...

@Sitec , you are correct. The rears are supposed to be taken care of with the axle oil. The fronts however are not. From the WIS they take 600grams of multi purpose grease. The process is similar, but I think slightly different depending on which truck you have. Since ours is an LN2 with ABS it...

Hey all, in my continued learning (ever so slowly) of our truck I now realize the front wheel bearings are supposed to be greased as part of regular maintenance. From looking at the WIS getting to the bearings is a bit of an involved process that requires at least 1 special tool. So has anyone...

I am getting (future tense as it is on order and been shipped but I haven't gotten it yet) the controller from here Touchscreen enclosure set for ESP8266 & ESP32 - Zihatec GmbH (hwhardsoft.de) He generously offered to do a little custom soldering to get all the inputs I need. He also...

Well I have finally settled on a way to control the 5 modes I would like our furnace to operate with. I have been looking around off/on for a control that I thought would look ok in our habitat. I had tried to force myself to like the looks of a 5 position rotary switch but it just felt a bit...

Still looking for a replacement but I checked out Werner's truck (1995 1124). Interestingly enough Mercedes removed the back 2 cast in slots in the newer trucks. Wonder if they had other failures like ours so designed it out. I did check the U bolt nuts and all was well.

Look who rolled into La Paz and came by for a visit, @mog you might recognize the truck ;) Werner and Uli, I started corresponding with them by email a few years ago when we first started with our truck, ever so slowly we are getting to meet up with people we have corresponded with about our...

Well the subject says it all. While doing a check yesterday we found that the front driver's side U Bolt Top Plate on the leaf spring is cracked. Looks like I can get them from Germany but I have heard international shipping into Mexico is difficult. So what do you all think? Should I ignore it...

Thanks Andreas, while trying to work out how to deal with the issue of the filler for the replacement roof hatch I sort of came up with an idea. I think ideally these hatches would look the best if the screens were not inset mounted. By any chance would you have some bits of the fiberglass skins...

Thanks for the offer @Victorian, but I am looking for a 3 point lock with a recessed handle. Plus the stepped cutout looks to be a bit shorter than our current 1813mm tall cutout. I think (and this is think as I am still waiting on more info) that not all glass windows require a stepped cut out...

500mm x 700mm for am 83mm roof. With any luck Sideway can make some custom ones.

Hey all, we are considering replacing our entry door and roof hatches/windows. No major problems yet but we can tell that our current stuff will not hold up (already have small issues with latches, degrading plastics etc). So since our holes are already cut our options seem to be a bit limited...

Pretty sure our prismatic cell terminals are stainless as were the supplied nyloc nuts and bars. They also sent 2 different lengths so you could connect the batteries side by side or stacked. If anyone is interested they are the 100ah Frey cells. I have to agree @Alloy , copper to aluminum is...

Well that sorta sucks. I just pulled out a half dead Sterling B2B and replaced it with 2 Victron B2B's in parallel in hopes of having something a bit more reliable as this was our second Sterling that had failed. I think Redarc and Votronic make a 24 to 24 charger. Shipping from Europe into the...

Quick trip update and wanted to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year! We're still in Baja traveling with friends and having a great time. Also starting to plan this coming summer as all of us are heading to Alaska (well if the border with Canada stays open). We're seeing a lot more...

We're currently in Baja. We have the 385/65r22.5 tires. We're traveling with a MB 1113 with the 20" rims and MPT tires. There is also a guy with an LMTV down the road with the 20" rims and tires who spent 3 days stuck in San Felipe. We have aired down to 25psi to get unstuck. The 1113 got stuck...

We've used the same pedestal for our dinette. So far we are happy with it. I think it is one of the more solid single column pedestals out there. Our weak point it the attachment to the table top, I used those screw in wood inserts for the bolts. Not a problem with the pedestal, just something...

We ended up with Reinforced Shock Absorbers - Marquart Shockabsorbers shocks. Combined with the DFF. THE FEATHER EXPERT. - START (federfachmann.de) springs our ride and handling are much improved. We did though run into an issue with our rear shocks leaking oil, but Marquart not only is...

My guess, is a lot (@Sitec I'll take your 160kg and raise you another 700!) ! I have to say our truck was way simpler than yours once our firebox was removed. When I saw Lowly there was a lot of systems there that looked extremely heavy. These trucks are not over powered to begin with so any...

Thanks for the leads on other shock suppliers. Most I have talked with will not do a 20mm bolt or even a 16mm. Hopefully this was a fluke, I will give them a second shot. If the second fails I will start again looking. Not sure what that scratch is, may have happened in shipping. Haven't hit...